Category Obituaries

Frank A. Hines Sr., 71 of Kewanna passed away at 9:52 p.m., Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at Chase Center in Logansport following a sudden illness. Arrangements are pending at Rans Funeral Homes.

Pamela Sue Rush, age 72, of Peru, passed away Wednesday Dec. 29, 2021, in Duke’s Memorial Hospital E.R. of Peru. Born September 19, 1949, in Peru, IN, to Eugene and Peggy Jane (See) Kline. On June 6, 1996 Sue married…

Jack W. Gates, 66, of Walton, passed away at his home Sunday evening, December 26, 2021.  He was born November 24, 1955, in Kokomo to Edwin and Bertha (Wood) Gates.   He married Debra Burton Darland on March 10, 2006, in Las Vegas, NV…

Richard “Dick” L. Cosgray, 79, of Idaville, IN and The Villages, FL, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, December 25, 2021. On February 20, 1942, he was born to Arthur G. Cosgray and Virginia M. (Weese)…

James Arnold “Jim” Swanson, Jr., 75 of Walton, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, December 30, 2021, at his home surrounded by family. Born December 28, 1946, in Chicago, Illinois, he was the son of the late James Arnold Sr. and…

Iffie “Colleen” Barton, 88, Logansport, passed away Tuesday, December 28, 2021, in Miller’s Merry Manor. Born May 4. 1933, Nixa, Missouri, she was the daughter of the late Horase Sanders and Tressie (Jones) Sanders Patton. On February 12, 1952, in…

Ricky Scott Sebastian Blair, 61, of Logansport, Indiana, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021, at home, surrounded by his daughter, Hayley, girlfriend, Jamie, and best friend, Klink. Born Oct. 14,1960 in Cincinnati, Ohio, he was the son of…

Rebecca Lynn “Becky” Campbell, 60, Logansport, departed from this life on Christmas Day, Saturday, December 25, 2021, surrounded by her family. Born October 31, 1961, in Kokomo, she was the daughter of Janice (Hayes) Snowden, who survives, and the late…

Ronald Jay Adair, 70, and Janalyn Sue (Nelson) Adair, 62, of Logansport, left the pain and suffering of this life to be reunited together in Heaven on Thursday, December 23, 2021. The couple fought the good fight and lived every…

Phyllis Ann Herd, age 87, of Lucerne, passed away Saturday Dec. 25, 2021, in McKinney Place. Born February 14, 1934, in Cass County she was the daughter of the late Emmett and Elsa (Richason) Nelson. On March 14, 1953, in…

Billy “Joe” Kistler, 77, of Camden, passed away Saturday Dec. 25, 2021, in his residence. Joe was born on May 24, 1944, in Fulton, IN to the late Merle and Maxine (Rans) Kistler. On April 25, 1997, in Gatlinburg, TN,…

Heather Lee Trusty, age 48, Camelot Care Center, passed away at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 23, 2021, in Logansport Memorial Hospital. Born June 24, 1973, in Rochester, Indiana, she was the daughter of Kevin Trusty and Katherine Hiles Trusty.…

Shawn Garrett Murphy, aged 51, Logansport, passed away Monday, December 20th, at his residence. The son of CPO Clarence Eugene Murphy, Sr., US Navy Retired, and Peggy Joyce (Vencill) Murphy, Shawn was born in San Diego, CA, on April 15, 1970. He spent…

Larry R. Gordon, 83, of Galveston, passed away at 9:32 p.m. Monday, December 13, 2021, at North Woods Village in Kokomo.  He was born May 23, 1938, to Leota E. Gordon.   Larry worked as store manager for Big R and Ace Hardware…

Christopher Thomas Orr, 49, of Logansport, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, December 21, 2021, in his home. Born September 6, 1972, Detroit, Michigan, he was the son o Carol Ann Orr. She survives in Monticello. A graduate of Twin Lakes High…

Clyde R. Booth, 70, of Logansport passed away peacefully at 9:00 p.m., Friday, December 17, 2021 at home surrounded by family. Born on December 31, 1950 in Logansport, he was the son of the late Carl and Lois (Black) Booth.…

Richard “Rick” A. Reynolds, 69, of New Waverly, passed away Monday, December 20, 2021, in his residence. Born on May 26, 1952, in Logansport, Indiana, he is the son to the late Melvin and Betty J. (DeWitt) Reynolds.  On May…

Michael “Mike” Robert Pickens, 68, of Lucerne, passed away Sunday, December 19, 2021 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN. Born on September 12, 1953, in Logansport, Mike is the son to the late Robert E. and L. Irene (Swayzee)…

Diane L. Pyle (70) went home to be with her heavenly father on Thursday December 16 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. Diane was born to Don and Vera (Bauman-Strong) King on October 18, 1951 and was one…

John Joseph Bishop, age 75, of Galveston, passed away with his family by his side at 1:32 a.m. on Saturday, December 18, 2021, at Howard Community Regional Health, Kokomo.  Born in South Bend, on September 20, 1946, he was the…